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On 23 Nov 2011, at 18:22, Nick Kew wrote:
> But use of remote_ip and remote_addr goes further than that.
>
Whoops! No it doesn't: it's just REMOTE_ADDR that features in CGI.
Objection-in-principle to wrowe's suggestion withdrawn!
How about, we make a clear break with possible confusion by
dropping remote_ip altogether? It has wrowe's desired effect
of forcing anyone who uses remote_ip to make a decision over
what semantics are in fact needed.
Appropriate Terminology Suggestion:
Object Protocol Remote Name
------ -------- ------ ----
request_rec HTTP Client client_ip
conn_rec TCP Peer peer_ip
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Nick Kew